Anyone have experience with gDiapers?

Ladies, I am so confused and overwhelmed! I am using Naty disposable diapers for my almost 2 year old and want to move to cloth, especially before #3 is born in July. I have spent about 30 hours this week researching cd's and getting opinions. Every time I think I find our solution something makes me change my mind.

I wanted to do prefolds with covers but am reading mixed views on the safety of PUL. In particular, one decently sourced article that declares both PUL and polyester as toxic. (I can link below if anyone is interested.) I would like to use 100 % natural materials (or as close as is possible.)

So I get that gDiapers are part disposable, but they are 100% biodegradable. I would rather use all cloth, but is it possible with all natural materials? I worry that wool would not be realistic here in Las Vegas where at least 6 months of the year are over 100 degrees!! And I worry that using just cotton with no kind of water barrier is also unreasonable with soon to be three kids in our house!

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I had to try quite a few different diapers before I found what worked best for us. G diapers leaked. I love Grovias, flips and bumgenius. I wouldn't buy too many of one kind until you figure out what you like.

Someone just asked about this yesterday. I don't really like gdiapers. I sold them once I discovered pockets. Here is my review of my first three months in cloth and what I liked and what I didn't. I ended up making my own and liked them so much I sold them. So anyway here is the link to my review. tech-momma.blogspot.com/2011/06/dia...

I use gDiapers and like them a lot. I think some people have had issues with them leaking and leaving marks on chunky legged babies. I have a skinny baby and have had no issues. You may want to try a few brands before investing too much to see what works for you. GDiapers can be stuffed with cotton prefolds.

I bought some g diapers when I was new to cloth diapers and HATE them. Like utterly and totally Hate them. They fit poorly on my chunky thighed baby. They velcro on terribly awkward, especially if you are used to disposables. And because they aren't fully waterproof, only the little pouch, my DD had tons of leaks. If I wasn't switching to cloth diapers to save money I would have likely given up.Instead I found better covers and cheaper inserts. I went with flips and prefolds. I have now branched out into flats as well and just bought DD some pockets for her birthday.The ONLY part of my g's that I like are the inserts, I use them as my night time doublers over top of a prefold or flat in my flips. Never get a leak that way. But if I didn't already have them I would buy another brand of fleece topped hemp, they are usually cheaper than the g cloth.For the g's disposable inserts, I never bought them, I was trying to save money and buying the disposable inserts were more expensive than a pack of disposable diapers.My honest review.

If you want something with a similar system that's easier to put on, try the CoCaLo Perfect Bum Brand. You can pick them up at BRU. They have a sewn in pouch, cuter covers and they velcro in the front making them more user friendly. But don't buy the inserts for those, they suck, buy the g Cloth and stick them in the perfect bums.I only use my Perfect Bums when all my other diapers are dirty, because like the g's my DD poohs out of the pouch, everywhere out of the pouch. I don't know how, she's just talented! LOL! I plan on using mine as swim diapers this summer.

I would like to add that my daughter is not chunky at all. The skinniest little legs and she would have these horrible red marks on her legs. That was the reason I really quit using them. The other stuff I talked about in my review was second to that. I bought diapers that should have lasted her quite a while according to the weight limits and yet they were leaving horrible red marks. And she is super skinny. Now my neice...now she is a chunky monkey.

IDK, I haven't cloth diapered a bum yet, but I was looking at a gDiaper in Target and man...The outer fabric is really flimsy and the inner is plastic. It reminded me of the cheap mattress covers for bedwetters. Just a thin plastic sheet. I know you are using a liner with it, but having any of that plasticy yuck rubbing on LOs skin bothered me.

I LOVE my gDiapers but they are not for everyone. I use prefolds in mine and never have any leaks. With gDiapers it comes down to the fit more than anything else. If they fit your LO they will work great. Unfortunately you will not know until you try them. I know you are concerned about PUL and other synthetic materials. That being said, I am not sure what the waterproof liner of the g Diaper is made of, but I am pretty sure it is synthetic and not all natural. I may be wrong though ...